week 1 & 2

Taking an overview of the company and try to learn the whole process of
merchandising to find out the various problems for which there is need
to do value management.
Merchandising process includes:

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time taken in process & time delay

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processing time
waiting time

merchandising process

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reasons for delay

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waiting time

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fabric issue from fabric store
checking master is not free
piece alteration
reasons for delay

Reasons for delay in process

Week 3& 4
Collecting the previous data of Abercrombie and Fitch. Go through the
time and action calendar of various styles, previous orders and present
orders.

In this I had found that in sampling there is not any separate stitching
line available for brand Abercrombie n Fitch. At same time there are
more than 5 styles had to be cut or stitch but because of the line
unavailability there is more waiting time. And after that in finishing
more time will be taken to finish the garment. Due to that samples are
not ready on time and bad feedback had come from buyer and further
process of samples will also dis balanced which creates a lot of variation
in T&A.
As sample is getting late to reach the buyer we have to wait for the
comments from the buyers and then we cant arrange the trims and
fabric on time for the next sample.

Introducing stitching line decreases the time taken in stitching process.

Introducing stitching line

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stithicng line

stitching

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For this problem suggestion of a separate line will be given to the

senior and he has arranged a separate stiching line. This will helps
to get samples to get off machine on time because there is no
more waiting time. As soon as cutting is done the sample is ready
to go on machine with I very less time.

Week 5 & 6
After handling some styles i am able to understand the process
properly and get more to know about the styles.
I have found that at the time of shipment there are always some
problem occur in the garment like measurement problem and then
either the garment has sent it like that only or it has to go on
machine again. Quality checker rejects the sample at the time of
shipment which creates lots of problem for the merchandiser.

To solve this problem merchandiser has to request for over time of

the workers to create the sample on time. In over time the company
has to pay double amount to the workers for few hours which
directly affects the value of the account.

So a quality checker has appointed for that problem to find the

problem in between the stitching time.

Introduction of quality checker in between stitching line & stitching

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Fig: Introduction of quality checker , reduced the time taken in

stitching process & also reduced the waiting time in final checking.

Week 9 & 10
Do value management in sourcing or purchasing for Abercrombie
and fitch
For any style there are many things to source like fabric, trims,
laces, labels, etc
Lets an example
We have lace in one style and we have to source it for better quality
and less costly lace we have to source from various suppliers.
Suuplier 1

supplier 2

supplier 3

Price-35

price 40

price 30

100 mtr (minimum

no minimum

Order quantity)

order quantity

500 mtr ( minimum

ordr quantity )

These are 3 suppliers who offer different price for the same lace we have
to choose best one which will be set in our pricing. 2 suppkiers have
minimum quantity order but having low price but 3rd one is having no
minimum order quanity but high price. but we only want 30 mtrs lace
for making samples in product development we dont want it for
production at this point so for that we have choose supplier 2 for lace
supply because it does not have any minimum order quantity yet its
price is high. We are beneficial to choose this supplier only.

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price/mtr

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moq

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moq

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supplier 1

supplier 2

price/mtr
supplier 3

We have to choose which gives better value to our company or either to

buyer .
Same will be done with the fabric or labels and other trims.
And also for fulfillment buyer requirement of price, delivery shahi is
having its own mill called SFL for sampling and production.
SFL provide fabric delivery on time with lesses price than outside
supplier and also good quality.
SFL also provide fabric tested report as per ANF Parameter

Week 13& 14

Comparison of Rework and rejection Level

The rework level has been decreased by 80% over existing trends. The main reason
for rework reduction is due to reduction in WIP ( work in process ), separate line,
availability of quality cheker at every step and balanced work cells. Due to a
separate line, mistakes are
clearly visible and if any defect is found in the garment, it will be cleared inline,
and the piece comes out as a final product.
Throughput Time Comparison
In this time comparison to complete a garment is done.
Take an example of 1 style of January n take 1 style of march and comoare their
time of stiching and finishing.
Comparison of delays from 1 st month

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total time taken before

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total time taken now